Milk is more than a good source of protein, calcium, and vitamin D. It can be a good source of valuable medical foods, says a University of Wisconsin-Madison food scientist.

A short stroll along Linden Drive and down Henry Mall takes visitors past the sites of some of the biggest scientific achievements of the past century. Those locations are no longer anonymous, thanks to a series of 19 plaques that highlights accomplishments at the UW-Madison”s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

If you’re supplementing phosphorus in a typical Wisconsin dairy diet, you’re probably feeding too much of the mineral. Cutting back on supplementation won’t hurt production or herd health, and you’ll be doing a favor for water quality, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the USDA Dairy Forage Research Center.

University of Wisconsin-Madison forest scientists are heading into Canada to determine how fires in the great boreal forest alter its uptake and release of carbon dioxide. Their findings will help policymakers understand the region’s role in global warming.

Research on baby pigs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison may soon help doctors improve the way they care for premature infants.

Applied agricultural and natural resources research in Wisconsin will get a big boost in the next four years because College of Agricultural and Life Sciences researchers and extension specialists at University of Wisconsin-Madison scored high in a new U.S. Department of Agriculture grants competition.

A “bug” called Rhodospirillum rubrum has the unusual ability to dine on carbon monoxide, the odorless gas that’s lethal to animals.

Do you think that all dorm food is forgettable? If so, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Residence Halls Dining Service wants to change your mind. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, you can enjoy a delicious, healthy dorm dinner prepared from fresh, organically grown ingredients raised on Wisconsin farms.

In response to water quality laws passed in the 1970s, manufacturers reformulated laundry detergents to remove the phosphorus. In the near future, water quality concerns will prompt new regulations for dairy farms.

From glow-in-the-dark bacteria to televised tours of a live cow’s stomach, hot-rod tractors to virtual forests, you’ll find a variety of scientific show-and-tells at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Open House, Saturday, August 19 beginning at 10 a.m.